Application of instruments of nuclear physics to the calculation of theoretical dose distributions in various organs of the human body for beams used in hadrontherapy

• Autorzy: Maliszewska W. , Sękowski P. , Skwira-Chalot I.

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DOI

10.1515/nuka-2016-0008

• Konferencja: Proceedings of the Warsaw Medical Physics Meeting 2014 (2014 ; 15-17 May ; Warsaw, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The area of interests of nuclear physics are studies of reactions, wherein atomic nuclei of projectile collide with target nuclei. An amount of energy lost by projectile nucleus during its passing through the target is a major issue – it is important to know how charged particles interact with matter. It is possible to afford this knowledge by using theoretical programs that calculate energy loss applying the Bethe-Bloch equation. Hadrontherapy, which is a field of still growing interest, is based on the interactions of charged particles with matter. Therefore, there exists a need of creating a simple model that could be used to the calculation of dose distributions in biological matter. Two programs (SRIM, Xeloss), used to the calculation of energy loss by nuclear physicist, have been adapted to determine the dose distributions in analogues of human tissues. Results of the calculations with those programs for beams used in hadrontherapy (e.g. 1H, 12C) will be compared with experimental data available in references.

Słowa kluczowe

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carbon ions; hadrontherapy; hydrogen ions; SRIM; Xeloss

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 61, No. 1
• Strony: 19--22
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Maliszewska W.

• Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 5 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Sękowski P.

• Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 5 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Skwira-Chalot I.

• Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 5 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.